Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-23
NV wnNEINTs.E CITY.
organization OF temperance Me"
TO Question Candidates.

About fifty of the temperance workers
.. tins CITY met in Smiths Hall, on
T-l street between Broad and Mar
-.l. last night IN response TO the fol-
RICHMOND, October 10, 1881.
. Esq.
... ~.r-You arc requested a. a voter and
.f,re.fed in temperance legislation u
..... Central Hall On neat saturday hlshI
--d. az o'clock, 4" consult IN Icsat 4
interests Of our cause involved In Inc
election for member. Of the Lcgtsla-
e.. ". HAWXHUKsr,
WILLIAM +. WRIGHT,
julius a. HO3sOS,
CATER HARRISON,
l.. NJ. kEDFORD.
my others you wish.
-rs. Hawxhurst and HARRISON
Republicans. Kedford, HoDson,
Wright Democrats
TIE LoCAL-OPTION LAW.
Tie meeting was called to order by
Nr e.. W. Hawxhurst grand secretary
e Good Templars OF the State). lie sad
lcoIiect was 10 request the candidates
ts tie Legislature to express their
vows Oh the local.optiOn-law now upon
t.e .tsute-books of the State. lie
dominated Rev. w. p Wright as chair
l.,, who was unanimously elected.
40 POLITICS.
Nr WRIGHT said he would not accept
t chair under any circumstances II II
v.rca political meeting. At the last
Legilature an endeavOr was made by
some members to repeal the local
.ir,, law. and he thought it right IN
tie tempcrance- men OF the city to know
gLo and what they were voting lor'
De stated that the Roanoke conyen-
ton did not consider or take any acton
upon the local-option law; that tue
Lcrullicans had called no convention
aai made 40 promises. and the temper
srce tolls were afraid the people adj
y,rsc 10 temperance were endeavorihg
b. steal march upon them and repeal
~ amend the local-option law: ne
thought the temperance men hau !"
rebt 10 call for the views OF the canui-
dates on tins question. o,oo,oa
Nr. i. NJ. bedford was then eiecteu
secretary.
NIX. HAwxHU >A 'NS'
-, -. -. s,sy . only
Mr.. HaW1uufhl - - - -
q temueraucG W t.rJ, - ~ go T. II
rlrs or rcpresests.iyss q aaAy = : leS'
he offered tie following re~c-1.i oiiS'
which were adopted .., IN
g,soi,ed Thai feeling dssply n -. sss,nta-
tl'e mater 81 sustaining upon "a" ~ and
49,. 49,, ~ nreseut l0cel-opiloh -" 49, A.
xte,,s. me Incoming Legislature vi" 10 All, a.
r.i,d.,d la regard 70 H. Jhefcioio W. 5 zen
te,ss,,,ic,,s a. cast our vote only IVr ~, r.
a. Wili sustain the law, ana D,,. 49,. light 70
fore voting for candidates We ia's,,on which 80
'.o@ 'ie ..l.lr. tntsrests which We bosa oS~'
g,,Dgts That ssfiss o. questions 10 l pS
80, 80 a coumitee and suDniINo "
caudi6ate. bearing upon this ns''0''
THE COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen wv. we'o on 81
pojnted by tue Chsir TO draft tnc 1T LIT
ions with the chairman ~ Pf nsIsosJ
NO ,eonest Messrs Il. III: hea,oto'
Dr J. q. Davidson, A. ID. Chea'
and q. w. Hawxhurst. ,u,,.s the
After retiring for few nhi tnliowing
committee returned with the 'o
question 49,. f.g,slssurs.
.wn, ,on n elected 10 tbe bcs'iI .r en-,
tsya, ,,,s 'yeresi Of the LOCAL oT.' ,ayor any
1900 ~ ths last Legislature "s,ansired or
ns.a,.sof b, Which it may p e-. 80 ia opera
any part Of the state ezsfnp''' 49,
N'H'' TIE COUNTIES rowfE, .a
NJ, George s. sLackleford moved % .o'
that 4 they request tho counties = -